
Hindsight is 20/20.
This popped up on the Underground forum prior to the UFC 76: “Knockout” main event between former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and Keith Jardine on September 22.
“The Dean of Mean” scored a three-round split-decision upset over the future Hall of Famer, demonstrating that anything can and often does happen in mixed martial arts.
Congrats, Keith, for proving all the doubters wrong (myself included).
September 26th, 2007
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It’s impossible to tell now, but I wonder how many people picked Jardine to win. The underdogs are rising to the challenge. Tell you what, I was wrong as hell. Good thing i didn’t drop money, cuz I almost did.
Not polishing nails, but I always though Jardine was a good fighter. But Id never count him out…
Only thing he needs is a lil more drive to finish off a fighter. Lots of his fights go to decision, where he has lost a few (like his almost domination over Bonnar.) Guy is still developing and can end up being one of the better LHWs out there training with Rashad and GSP..
MMA is built for the underdog.
Thats the funiest pictur ever….
that pic is JOKES..LOL,
but whats funnier is that JARDINE won, and the guy who made this pic did it all for nothing, and now we get to make fun of his BOLD predictions and wasted time.
never count anyone out in this sport!! especially in the year of the upsets,,..or like I call it the year “of the UNDERDOGS’
NEVER count out anyone,,unless they are facing VERA..cause the truth HURTS..
“Sardine” was always the first word that came to my mind when trying to come up with a new nickname for The Dean of Mean.
The Queen of Sardines Keith Jardine was always my favorite. What can you guys come up with?
Other words that rhyme with Jardine:
scream
canteen
Ovaltein
…
[quote post=”3051″]It’s impossible to tell now, but I wonder how many people picked Jardine to win.[/quote]
At mmaplayground out of the 38 members of our fight camp only 1 person chose Jardine, which equals .026%.
2.6%
You forgot to move the decimal point two places to the right!
lol, If they were still fighting to this day, Chuck would still be looking for the KO instead of the win. Props to Jardine
I chose Liddell, but was hoping for Jardine to win, as another loss in a row would have put his UFC career in jeopardy, in my view.
Gosh, I just don’t ever want to see Chuck on IFL or Art of War. Which is what will happen if he loses two or three more times, and especially who he loses to!
violentdyke,
do you read posts before quoting and writing back to people??
I chose liddel and thought he would win by brutal tko in the first, jardine proved me wrong and had an excellent game plan going into this fight. With so many upsets lately I should bet something on a major underdog next time.
[quote comment=”159545″]2.6%
You forgot to move the decimal point two places to the right![/quote]
My mistake. That’s why it took 6 years to graduate college.
After first watching this fight I thought Jardine won w/o question. A second viewing of the bout without audio made me realize that Liddell didn’t loose as decisively as I had earlier thought. Aside from the 2nd rd KD. I think Liddell’s consistent attrition to Jardine’s head would have won out if the bout went to round 4 and 5.
Keith the Clown Jardine
initially i wanted Jardine to win. But then i heard some comments that he made about Houston Alexander. “He was just lucky. 99 out 100 times i’d beat him.” blah blah blah. Give credit where it is due. Alexander pumped you. Admit it. He wasn’t lucky. He was a better prepared better trained fighter that night and i’d bet anyone on this site $1000 that he’d pump Jardine again. After i heard those comments i changed my pick to Chuck eventhough i neither like chuck or his one dimensional style, but atleast chuck took his loss to Rampage like a man.
[quote comment=”159620″]After first watching this fight I thought Jardine won w/o question. A second viewing of the bout without audio made me realize that Liddell didn’t loose as decisively as I had earlier thought. Aside from the 2nd rd KD. I think Liddell’s consistent attrition to Jardine’s head would have won out if the bout went to round 4 and 5.[/quote]
I think that is an accurate statement. I think jardine may have won on the score cards but he got his ass beat. Did you guys see his face?
[quote comment=”159502″]MMA is built for the underdog.[/quote]
For one of the Few times I actually agree with you.
It is a completely fair match-up no matter what, because someone like a Wayne Weems can stpe into the octagon and possibly knock out Sean Sherk by a lucky punch.
Its the way MMA works.
Jardine is no joke, I did not doubt him beating Chuck but I honestly thought Chuck was going to win. But we saw no fire out of Chuck and we saw a side of Jardine that nobody has seen.
Jardine is a solid fighter, but is he a championship fighter?
I dunno after that Chuck Liddell fight, I say yes.
I think Henderson is going to be a force at LHW or any div he decides to fight at.
And him staying in LHW helps the UFC put things in order. . .
How long before Jardine is ready to go again atleast two Months?
Wandi vs (November) Houston, Machida,
Hendo vs (November) Houston, Machida.
or Hendo vs (December) Jardine.
Forrest vs (January) Rampage. (Give us the title fight!)
Lidell vs Rua (January).
Winners of Nov and Dec could fight in Febuary or March.
This just keeps things moving along and Hendo adds to Mix.
If Tito or Rashad look impressive (hard to believe) they can get in there too. The UFC needs give up on Bisping - Hamill rematch, or atleast not wait for it. Take the healthy fighter and throw him against winner of Tito - Rashad or even Babalu would be a good match for them.
Just keeps things happening!!
I like Hendo being in the Mix.
I think Hendo stays top 3 in LHW for some time, He is a hard guy to beat!!!
[quote post=”3051″]I chose liddel and thought he would win by brutal tko in the first, jardine proved me wrong and had an excellent game plan going into this fight. With so many upsets lately I should bet something on a major underdog next time[/quote]
nathan you should be betting on game plans and not fighters styles….. all the fighter have a game plan.. they need to stick to it and they will win … cotour vs silvia…gsp vs kosh…cotour vs gonzaga.. keith vs chuck… ect..ect..ect
[quote post=”3051″]violentdyke,
do you read posts before quoting and writing back to people?? [/quote]
How do you figure, HeadKnock. Here’s my post:
[quote post=”3051″]”Sardine” was always the first word that came to my mind when trying to come up with a new nickname for The Dean of Mean.
The Queen of Sardines Keith Jardine was always my favorite. What can you guys come up with?
Other words that rhyme with Jardine:
scream
canteen
Ovaltein
… [/quote]
PLEASE tell me what in the world you are referring to???
hater
I wrote DeadCok, not HeadKnock
that was with a ‘c’ as well….
Wipe the sand out of your pu$$y and get over the fact that I made a comment about your comment about Tank Abbott in another thread. Get over it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I must admit, I thought Jardine would get stomped. I also thought Forrest would get stomped. Shows what I know
That pic is hilarious nonetheless
I like how picture refers to Chuck as the “UltimateFightingChallenge Champion.” It’s not often you see challenge mistakenly used in place of champion anymore.
Chuck Liddell won. It’s obvious. C’mon, let’s face it, Jardine is an ass clown. Split-decision. Yeah, right. Chuck is the man. He will always be the man. Any questions? CHUCK, CHUCK, CHUCK!
Hahaha… God I hope your being sarcastic! I thought that pic was hillarious! I don’t know what’s up with Chuck but he will probably be alloted 3 or more losses before the UFC cuts him due to the fact that he was the champ for soo long. Same as if Matt Hughes faced a couple of losses. You can just never count out guys like that!!
[quote comment=”159620″]After first watching this fight I thought Jardine won w/o question. A second viewing of the bout without audio made me realize that Liddell didn’t loose as decisively as I had earlier thought. Aside from the 2nd rd KD. I think Liddell’s consistent attrition to Jardine’s head would have won out if the bout went to round 4 and 5.[/quote]
I too, have watched this fight again…over and over. However, with or without sound, I come up 29-28 Jardine. Chuck won the 1st, Jardine the 2nd and 3rd. The split comes from one of the judges giving Chuck the 3rd. I’m not sure how when you see all the left hooks Jardine landed. Low right kick, left hook to the head over and over. Plus, with the CSAC 10 point must system, the 2nd could have been 10-8.
I went for the upset and predicted Jardine would beat Chuck. I am glad he won the way he did as it showed there was no luck involved. I judged him on the Forrest fight and not on the Houston fight. I definately thought the leg kicks would be a factor and always thought he was underrated as a striker. Chucks lack of fighting pure strikers over the years and his one punch counter punching style also came into it, and I think if they fought again Jardine would probably pull it off again. If you was to put Jardine up against Tito and his style of fighting, I would not be as confident about a Jardine victory as once Tito put him down, all Jardines best weapons would be neutralized. It was an excellent fight which definately highlighted the weaknesses in Chucks fighting style and also the serious threat that Jardine is to other fighters in the division when he doesn’t get to cocky and over confident. He seems like a pretty decent down to earth guy, other fighters would probably be bragging and boasting after that victory, it’s pity he got such a crap payout.
good for jardine. He deserved the win.
[quote post=”3051″]Chuck Liddell won. It’s obvious. C’mon, let’s face it, Jardine is an ass clown. Split-decision. Yeah, right. Chuck is the man. He will always be the man. Any questions? CHUCK, CHUCK, CHUCK![/quote]
Very intelligent analysis.
But actually:
Chuck lost. It’s obvious. C’mon, let’s face it, Liddell is an ass clown for sporting a mohawk since 1992. Sptil-decision. Yeah right. Jardine should have won that decision unanimously. Chuck was the man, but he will never be the man again. Any questions? Rampage, Rampage, Wandi, Wandi, Hendo, Hendo, Jardine, Jardine, Forrest, Forrest, Houston, Houston, Shogun, Shogun! (all of which would beat Liddell)
[quote comment=”159667″][quote comment=”159620″]After first watching this fight I thought Jardine won w/o question. A second viewing of the bout without audio made me realize that Liddell didn’t loose as decisively as I had earlier thought. Aside from the 2nd rd KD. I think Liddell’s consistent attrition to Jardine’s head would have won out if the bout went to round 4 and 5.[/quote]
I think that is an accurate statement. I think jardine may have won on the score cards but he got his ass beat. Did you guys see his face?[/quote]
totally agree with you man… the more i watch it, the more i realize how bashed up jardine was - chuck may have had a bruised body, but if it bothered him that much he would have blocked it or changed strategy, i doubt it hurt him - just the commentators hyping it up. Id like to have seen it go a full 5 - Chuck didnt lose - jardine got jammy
yeah chucks shit.Hes only beaten ortiz twice,coutoure twice,vernon white,babalu,jeremy horn,vitor balfour.oh he didnt beat them he annihilated them.All of u chuck haters must realise he is the most dominant lhw ever but careers come to an end.Its rampage time.Now he is with a proper camp he is the new alpha male.
Chuck is just getting old. That’s life. I would like to see more then 3 round fights though. three rounds just isn’t long enough to determine a clearcut winner.
[quote comment=”161155″]yeah chucks shit.Hes only beaten ortiz twice,coutoure twice,vernon white,babalu,jeremy horn,vitor balfour.oh he didnt beat them he annihilated them.All of u chuck haters must realise he is the most dominant lhw ever but careers come to an end.Its rampage time.Now he is with a proper camp he is the new alpha male.[/quote]
Good point, but id like to give liddell one more chance at rampage its the least he deserves, i like rampage too though, great character!!
LIDDELL is OVER!!!. He’s way past his prime now. He beat those back when the pride fighters werent in the UFC. Now that pride is here Liddell is gonna be running like a bitch out of the octagon hoping for a decision win. All he has is that haymaker and a mohawk. He’s done just like tito is. It’s time for pride to run all over the UFC. If they bring in Fedor, Couture will surely retire after feeling his power.